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Business Segment Information | 3 Months Ended
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Business Segment Information | 11. Business Segment Information U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom are billed for all services they receive from TDS, consisting primarily of information processing, accounting and finance, and general management services. Such billings are based on expenses specifically identified to U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom and on allocations of common expenses. Management believes the method used to allocate common expenses is reasonable and that all expenses and costs applicable to U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom are reflected in the accompanying business segment information on a basis that is representative of what they would have been if U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom operated on a stand-alone basis. Financial data for TDS' reportable segments for the three month periods ended, or as of March 31, 2014 and 2013, is as follows. S ee Note 1 — Basis of Presentation for additional information.
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Three Months Ended or as of March 31, 2014 |  | U.S. Cellular |  | Wireline |  | Cable |  | HMS |  | TDS Telecom Eliminations |  | TDS Telecom Total |  | Non-Reportable Segment |  | Corporate, Eliminations and Other Reconciling Items |  | Total
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Service |  | $ | 853,613 |  | $ | 176,933 |  | $ | 22,503 |  | $ | 27,376 |  | $ | (681) |  | $ | 226,131 |  | $ | 4,513 |  | $ | (4,015) |  | $ | 1,080,242
| Equipment and product sales |  |  | 72,198 |  |  | 553 |  |  | - |  |  | 35,732 |  |  | - |  |  | 36,285 |  |  | 7,237 |  |  | - |  |  | 115,720
|  | Total operating revenues |  |  | 925,811 |  |  | 177,486 |  |  | 22,503 |  |  | 63,108 |  |  | (681) |  |  | 262,416 |  |  | 11,750 |  |  | (4,015) |  |  | 1,195,962
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) |  |  | 180,607 |  |  | 64,400 |  |  | 10,955 |  |  | 16,946 |  |  | (645) |  |  | 91,656 |  |  | 4,250 |  |  | (555) |  |  | 275,958
Cost of equipment and products |  |  | 270,474 |  |  | 483 |  |  | - |  |  | 30,467 |  |  | - |  |  | 30,950 |  |  | 5,223 |  |  | - |  |  | 306,647
Selling, general and administrative |  |  | 395,564 |  |  | 46,520 |  |  | 6,378 |  |  | 14,835 |  |  | (36) |  |  | 67,697 |  |  | 3,746 |  |  | (3,338) |  |  | 463,669
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |  |  | 167,753 |  |  | 42,736 |  |  | 4,361 |  |  | 6,678 |  |  | - |  |  | 53,775 |  |  | 1,802 |  |  | 1,589 |  |  | 224,919
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net |  |  | 1,934 |  |  | 245 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 34 |  |  | - |  |  | 344 |  |  | 143 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 2,430
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net |  |  | (6,900) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (6,900)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges |  |  | (91,446) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (91,446)
Operating income |  |  | 7,825 |  |  | 23,102 |  |  | 744 |  |  | (5,852) |  |  | - |  |  | 17,994 |  |  | (3,414) |  |  | (1,720) |  |  | 20,685
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities |  |  | 37,075 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 252 |  |  | 37,327
Interest and dividend income |  |  | 884 |  |  | 685 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 20 |  |  | - |  |  | 706 |  |  | - |  |  | 896 |  |  | 2,486
Interest expense |  |  | (14,862) |  |  | 664 |  |  | 5 |  |  | (421) |  |  | - |  |  | 248 |  |  | (1,069) |  |  | (13,024) |  |  | (28,707)
Other, net |  |  | 86 |  |  | (54) |  |  | - |  |  | 134 |  |  | - |  |  | 80 |  |  | (5) |  |  | (1) |  |  | 160
Income before income taxes |  |  | 31,008 |  |  | 24,397 |  |  | 750 |  |  | (6,119) |  |  | - |  |  | 19,028 |  |  | (4,488) |  |  | (13,597) |  |  | 31,951
Add back: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |  |  | 167,753 |  |  | 42,736 |  |  | 4,361 |  |  | 6,678 |  |  | - |  |  | 53,775 |  |  | 1,802 |  |  | 1,589 |  |  | 224,919
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net |  |  | (6,900) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (6,900)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges |  |  | (91,446) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (91,446)
Interest expense |  |  | 14,862 |  |  | (664) |  |  | (5) |  |  | 421 |  |  | - |  |  | (248) |  |  | 1,069 |  |  | 13,024 |  |  | 28,707
Adjusted income before income taxes |  | $ | 115,277 |  | $ | 66,469 |  | $ | 5,106 |  | $ | 980 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 72,555 |  | $ | (1,617) |  | $ | 1,016 |  | $ | 187,231
Investments in unconsolidated entities |  | $ | 289,842 |  | $ | 3,807 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 3,807 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 32,630 |  | $ | 326,279
Total assets |  | $ | 6,338,334 |  | $ | 1,426,408 |  | $ | 280,891 |  | $ | 313,521 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 2,020,820 |  | $ | 54,796 |  | $ | 335,353 |  | $ | 8,749,303
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 89,581 |  | $ | 22,898 |  | $ | 6,219 |  | $ | 2,751 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 31,868 |  | $ | 95 |  | $ | 1,054 |  | $ | 122,598
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Three Months Ended or as of March 31, 2013 |  | U.S. Cellular |  | Wireline |  | HMS |  | TDS Telecom Eliminations |  | TDS Telecom Total |  | Non-Reportable Segment |  | Corporate, Eliminations and Other Reconciling Items |  | Total
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Service |  | $ | 996,349 |  | $ | 180,678 |  | $ | 22,000 |  | $ | (78) |  | $ | 202,600 |  | $ | 4,633 |  | $ | (4,680) |  | $ | 1,198,902
| Equipment and product sales |  |  | 85,397 |  |  | 897 |  |  | 13,564 |  |  | - |  |  | 14,461 |  |  | 9,813 |  |  | - |  |  | 109,671
|  | Total operating revenues |  |  | 1,081,746 |  |  | 181,575 |  |  | 35,564 |  |  | (78) |  |  | 217,061 |  |  | 14,446 |  |  | (4,680) |  |  | 1,308,573
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) |  |  | 216,299 |  |  | 66,439 |  |  | 13,602 |  |  | (78) |  |  | 79,963 |  |  | 3,221 |  |  | (356) |  |  | 299,127
Cost of equipment and products |  |  | 241,691 |  |  | 1,010 |  |  | 11,212 |  |  | - |  |  | 12,222 |  |  | 6,852 |  |  | - |  |  | 260,765
Selling, general and administrative |  |  | 420,080 |  |  | 57,380 |  |  | 9,921 |  |  | - |  |  | 67,301 |  |  | 3,761 |  |  | (4,239) |  |  | 486,903
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |  |  | 189,845 |  |  | 44,023 |  |  | 5,468 |  |  | - |  |  | 49,491 |  |  | 1,509 |  |  | 1,232 |  |  | 242,077
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net |  |  | 5,434 |  |  | 163 |  |  | 30 |  |  | - |  |  | 193 |  |  | 1 |  |  | (12) |  |  | 5,616
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net |  |  | 6,931 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 6,931
Operating income |  |  | 1,466 |  |  | 12,560 |  |  | (4,669) |  |  | - |  |  | 7,891 |  |  | (898) |  |  | (1,305) |  |  | 7,154
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities |  |  | 26,835 |  |  | 7 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 7 |  |  | - |  |  | 247 |  |  | 27,089
Interest and dividend income |  |  | 903 |  |  | 386 |  |  | 16 |  |  | - |  |  | 402 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 272 |  |  | 1,578
Interest expense |  |  | (10,910) |  |  | 831 |  |  | (405) |  |  | - |  |  | 426 |  |  | (982) |  |  | (13,032) |  |  | (24,498)
Other, net |  |  | (215) |  |  | (52) |  |  | (122) |  |  | - |  |  | (174) |  |  | 237 |  |  | (2) |  |  | (154)
Income before income taxes |  |  | 18,079 |  |  | 13,732 |  |  | (5,180) |  |  | - |  |  | 8,552 |  |  | (1,642) |  |  | (13,820) |  |  | 11,169
Add back: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |  |  | 189,845 |  |  | 44,023 |  |  | 5,468 |  |  | - |  |  | 49,491 |  |  | 1,509 |  |  | 1,232 |  |  | 242,077
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net |  |  | 6,931 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 6,931
Interest expense |  |  | 10,910 |  |  | (831) |  |  | 405 |  |  | - |  |  | (426) |  |  | 982 |  |  | 13,032 |  |  | 24,498
Adjusted income before income taxes |  | $ | 225,765 |  | $ | 56,924 |  | $ | 693 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 57,617 |  | $ | 849 |  | $ | 444 |  | $ | 284,675
Investments in unconsolidated entities |  | $ | 165,529 |  | $ | 3,814 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 3,814 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 31,828 |  | $ | 201,171
Total assets |  | $ | 6,523,635 |  | $ | 1,484,891 |  | $ | 264,586 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1,749,477 |  | $ | 61,178 |  | $ | 167,533 |  | $ | 8,501,823
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 118,410 |  | $ | 27,866 |  | $ | 2,591 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 30,457 |  | $ | 285 |  | $ | 984 |  | $ | 150,136
Adjusted i ncome before income taxes i s a segme nt measure reported to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to the segments and ass essing their performance. Adjusted i ncome before income taxes is defined as Income (loss) before income taxes, adjusted for the items set forth in the reconciliation above. Adjusted i ncome before income taxes excludes these items in order to show operating results on a more comparable basis from period to period. In addition, TDS may also exclude other items from adjusted income befor e income taxes if such items help reflect operating results on a more comparable basis. TDS does not intend to imply that any of such amounts that are excluded are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual; such amounts may occur in the future. TDS believes Adjusted income before income taxes is a useful measure of TDS' operating results before significant recurring non-cash charges, discrete gains and losses and financing charges (Interest expense).

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